COMPARISON OF INTRAPERITONEAL HONEY AND SODIUM HYALURONATE-CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE (SEPRAFILM (TM)) FOR THE PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE INTRA-ABDOMINAL ADHESIONS

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Emre A., AKIN M., Isikgonul I., YÜKSEL O., ANADOL A. Z., Cifter C.

CLINICS, cilt.64, sa.4, ss.363-368, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s1807-59322009000400016
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.363-368
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions, Seprafilm, Honey, Rat, Cecal abrasion, BIORESORBABLE MEMBRANE, ABDOMINAL ADHESIONS, BARRIER, MODEL, MULTICENTER, RATS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Abdominal surgery can lead to postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions (PIAAs) with significant morbidity and mortality. This study compares the use of honey with a standard bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm (TM)) to prevent the formation of PIAAs in rats.